Unit 3

Question 1

EEG

Answer 1

shows brain waves

Question 2

PET Scan

Answer 2

shows activity

Question 3

MRI

Answer 3

shows structure

Question 4

fMRI

Answer 4

detects blood flow; activity and structures

Question 5

Thalamus

Answer 5

receives info from all senses but smell

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

controls time judgement, emotions, balance

Question 7

Amygdala

Answer 7

fight or flight

Question 8

Hypothalamus

Answer 8

pituitary gland, reward, eating

Question 9

Glial cells

Answer 9

support, protect, or nourish neural cells, are linked to intelligence

Question 10

Frontal

Answer 10

speaking, making plans

Question 11

Parietal

Answer 11

sensory input

Question 12

Occipital

Answer 12

visual input

Question 13

Temporal

Answer 13

auditory input

Question 14

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 14

comprehension of language

Question 15

Broca’s Area

Answer 15

production of language

Question 16

Thalamus

Answer 16

switchboard

Question 17

Hippocampus

Answer 17

memory

Question 18

Pons

Answer 18

sleep

Question 19

Medulla

Answer 19

heartbeat, breathing, regulatory functions

Question 20

Right hemisphere

Answer 20

facial recognition

Question 21

Left hemisphere

Answer 21

language and speech

Question 22

Acetylcholine

Answer 22

muscle action, learning, memory

Question 23

Dopamine

Answer 23

movement, learning, attention, emotion

Question 24

Serotonin

Answer 24

mood, hunger, sleep, arousal

Question 25

Norepinephrine

Answer 25

alertness, arousal

Question 26

Epinephrine

Answer 26

energy, alertness

Question 27

GABA

Answer 27

major inhibitory neurotransmitter

Question 28

Glutamate

Answer 28

major excitatory neurotransmitter

Question 29

Endorphins

Answer 29

pain reduction and reward